Buckle for overalls.



No. 630,037. Patented Aug. I, |899L B. G. CURSER.

"BUSKLE FOR DVERALLS.

(Application led Dec. 6, 1898.)

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BRACKETT G. CORSER, OF BRATTLEBOROUGH, VERMONT.

BUCKLE FOR OVERALLS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 630,037, dated August 1, 1899.

Application iled December 5,1898. Serial No. 698,241. (No model.)

To all 1,071,071?, it 11m/y concern:

Be it known that I, BRAcKErT G. CoRsER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brattleborough, in the county of \Vindham and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvement-sin Buckles for Overalls, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Mens overalls frequently are made with a bib in front, which is arranged to extend well up over the chest of the wearer. This bib increases the extent of the protection which the overalls afford to the clothes of the wearer by covering up in front his vest and shirt. It is held up in place by connecting therewith the front ends of the suspendenstraps which are employed for supporting the overalls from the shoulders of the wearer. In some cases one end of each of the said suspender-straps is connected with the upper edge of the bib by means of a button on the said edge entering a buttonhole in the suspender-strap. It has been found more advantageous, however, to apply to the suspender-strap a buckle having a buttonholeloop, as it is termed, for engagement with the said button, the buckle permitting of adjustment being effected at any time quickly and conveniently to suit the height or needs of the wearer. One defect or drawback of overalls as heretofore made is the fact that the bib has been too narrow to aitord complete protecton to the clothing of the wearer. It is requisite that the suspender-straps should engage or connect with the upper edge of the bib, close to each corner thereof, in order to hold the said corners elevated and spread out. This latter requirement renders it inexpedient to make the bib as wide at the top as otherwise might be desirable, since too great a spread of the suspender-straps in front occasions a tendency of the suspender-straps to slip ott the shoulders of the wearer. Hence in order to avoid a tendency of the suspenderstraps to slip oft the shoulders of the wearer the bib is made comparatively narrow at thc top. If the suspendenstraps were buttoned onto the upper end of the bib at a distance from the corners of the bib, the said corners would roll or turn over and would fail to proa -tcct .corresponding portions ot' the apparel beneath the same.

The objects of my invention are in part to provide an improved manner for connecting the suspender-straps with lthe bib, and chiefly to enable the bib to be made wider without occasioning a tendency on the part of the suspender-straps to slip off at the shoulders, while holding the corners of the bib out flat and preventing the saine from curling or folding over; also, in part, to enable the suspenderstraps to be made wider than customary in practice heretofore and in consequence more comfortable.

The accompanying drawings show my invention, and in the said drawings Figure 1 is a view showing the upper portion of a bib such as has been mentioned, portions of the suspender-straps which connect therewith, andthe buckles and buttons by means of which the connect-ion is effected. Fig. 2 is a view of one of the buckles.

l, Fig. 1, designates the upper portion of the bib of a pair of overalls.

2 2 are buttons applied to the same,near the upper edge thereof.

3 3 are the suspender-straps.

et 4 are the buckles, which are applied in l well-known adjustable manner to the suspender-straps 3 3, the said buckles being provided with buttonhole-loops 5 5 forl engagement with the buttons 2 2.

6 6 are the tongues'of the buckle, the same being formed as portions of the body of the buckle.

7 is the bow, it being pivotally connected with the body of the buckle, as shown.

Fig. 1 shows the free ends of the suspenderstraps 3 3 as passed backwardly through the opening of the body of the buckle and down in behind the top of the bib in order to enable the special features of construction to be shown more clearly.

I make the buckle much wider than the 0rdinary buckle, and this permits the use of a wider suspender-strap, which last is more comfortable to the wearer ot' the overalls. Heretofore in practice the suspender-straps of overalls have been made generally from an inch to an nch and a half wide where they rest upon the shoulders of the wearer. In the'course of prolonged wear of the overalls these narrow suspender-straps cut into the shoulders of the wearer, thereby occasioning a serious degree of discomfort. The greatlyincreased width which I give to the suspenderstraps where they rest upon the shoulders of the wearer'prevents them from cuttingin and renders them entirely comfortable and easy. I form the buckle with two buttonhole-loops 5 5, which are separated vrat-her widely apart and which flare or diverge somewhat relative to each other in order to hold the buttons which they engage the proper distance apart, thereby preventing the material of the bib between the loops 5 5 froln puckering and keeping it smooth at all times. I-Ieretofore I have in some cases made the distance between the centers of the closed ends of the said loops about one and a quarter inches, althoughthis precise distance is not material, and it may be varied from in practice and may be made as much greater or smaller as may be deemed advisable. At each upper corner of the bib 1 I attach two buttons 2 2 or equivalent headed studs or engaging devices, spacing them apart to correspond with the extent of separation of the loops'5 5 of strap will be located precisely where the middle line of the suspender-strap has been l0- cated heretofore, so that the suspender-strap will bear precisely as before at the shoulder without `tendency to slip off; also, that the outer button and buttonhole-loop cause the outer corner of the bib to be held perfectly flat in the required position, thereby affording the. more extended protection to the apparel of the wearer, which I aim to provide for by my invention.

The outer sides 8 8 of the buttonhole-loops are curved or bowed inwardly, as shown. This guards against accidental disengagement of the buckle from the corresponding button 2 2. Should a relative movement take place through any cause between the buckle and the buttons, such movement causing the buttons to occupy a position in the buckle higher up than the position which is represented in Fig. l, then the inwardly curved or bowed sides 8 8 would press in under the buttons 2 2 and against the shanks thereof. This acts to prevent accidental disengagement of the buckle from either or both of the buttons with which it coperates. In order to enable the buttons to be withdrawn from the buckle, it is necessary that the buttons should occupy a position in the buckle up near where the bow is pivoted to the body, and after the buttons come to occupy such position it is necessary that they should be pressed toward each other in order to disengage them from the bowed sides S 8.

I claim as my invention- 1. Theimproved buckle com prising the pivoted bow, the tongues, and the two diverging buttonhole-loops for engagement with two buttons located adjacent to each other, substantially as described.

2. The improved buckle for use with overalls, comprising the pivoted bow, the tongues, the two diverging buttonhole-loops for engagement with two buttons located adjacent to each other, andthe inwardly-bowed sides 8, S, toinsure that the buckle shall remain in engagement with the buttons, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BRACKETT G. CORSER.

Witnesses:

CHAsF. RANDALL, LEPINE HALL RICE. 

